SQUAM Squam, n. [From Squam, shortened fr. Annisquam, name of a village on the coast of Massachusetts.]
Defn: An oilskin hat or southwester; — a fisherman's name. [U. S.]
SQUAMA
Squa"ma, n.; pl. Squamæ. Etym: [L. a scale.] (Med.)
Defn: A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting of epithelium.
SQUAMACEOUS
Squa*ma"ceous, a.
Defn: Squamose.
SQUAMATA
Squa*ma"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. squamatus scaly.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of edentates having the body covered with large, imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins.
SQUAMATE; SQUAMATED
Squa"mate, Squa"ma*ted, a. Etym: [L. squamatus.]
Defn: Same as Squamose.